Legal Opinion

Sweed v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided June 30, 1976No. 51990PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KEITH, Commissioner.

The jury found appellant guilty of burglary of a habitation under an indictment which contained an enhancement paragraph charging that appellant had theretofore been convicted of a felony. The jury assessed his punishment at confinement for twenty-five years.

Appellant does not challenge the sufficiency of the evidence; and, under our view of the record, we need discuss only appellant’s second ground of error complaining of the jury’s discussion of the law of parole while deliberating upon his punishment. Strangely, neither council mentions our opinion in Heredia v.…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. Heredia v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1975
  2. Powell v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1973
  3. Price v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1946
  4. Jones v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1970
  5. Richardson v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1976

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Sneed v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1984
  2. Beck v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978
  3. Garza v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1982
  4. McIlveen v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1977
  5. Sanders v. StateCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1978

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